"My friends and I were touring wineries in the area over the weekend and we each picked a place to go. This place was my pick because I love sweet and fruity wines, and I have to say I would not recommend going here. We all had water bottles when we walked in and were told we couldn’t have “outside beverages.” Whatever. Rules are rules and we didn’t complain, but were confused as to why. We put our water bottles back in the car. None of the other wineries we went to had a problem with our water bottles.
When we came back in, the cashier checked all our IDs and eyed me specifically up and down because my ID is still a vertical one. God forbid I got it renewed before I turned 21. The cashier also felt the need to point out to one of my friends that his ID would be expiring soon. I’m not sure if she thought she was being funny, but none of us really appreciated her attitude.
Also, another guy in our group is gluten-free, which a lot more wineries need to take into consideration when they give out snacks with the wine tasting. Fruit Yard is no exception. I appreciate when places give out snacks during wine tastings, but with how common dietary restrictions are nowadays, pretzels may not be the best thing to offer.
The lady who poured our wines during the tasting was friendly and knowledgeable. I even ended up liking the blueberry and raspberry wines enough to buy a bottle of each, but unfortunately, my overall experience of Fruit Yard does not make me want to go back."